HELEN HUNT HEALTH CENTER DENTAL CLINIC
NPI 1215183645
Clinic/Center - Dental in Old Town, ME

Q: What is the provider's specialty?

The provider's specialty is Clinic/Center with taxonomy code 261QD0000X and a focus in Dental.

Active since August 18, 2008CLIA 20D0089640 · Waiver

242 BRUNSWICK ST, OLD TOWN, ME 04468(207) 827-6128(207) 827-5533 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: August 6, 2018. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 19, 2026.

Record update history: Aug 6, 2018, Jan 19, 2018 (2 updates tracked since 2018).

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NPI Profile Information
Primary Taxonomy
Authorized Official
CLIA Information
NPI Validation
Other Providers Same Location
Frequently Asked Questions

Organization
Clinic/Center
Dental
CLIA Number: 20D0089640
CLIA Cert. Type: Federally Qualified Health Center
CLIA Exp. Date: 10-11-2026

About HELEN HUNT HEALTH CENTER DENTAL CLINIC

This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Helen Hunt Health Center Dental Clinic, a provider established in Old Town, Maine operating as a Clinic/center, focusing in dental . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1215183645 assigned on August 2008. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 261QD0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated 8 years ago. The provider's is doing business as Helen Hunt Health Center Dental Clinic. The authorized official of this NPI record is Lori L. Dwyer Esq. (President & Ceo)

NPI: 1215183645
Provider Legal Name: PENOBSCOT COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
Other Organization Name: HELEN HUNT HEALTH CENTER DENTAL CLINIC
Other Name Type: Doing Business As (3)
Entity Type: Organization
Location Address: 242 BRUNSWICK ST OLD TOWN, ME 04468
Location Phone: (207) 827-6128
Location Fax: (207) 827-5533
Mailing Address: 1048 UNION ST SUITE 5 BANGOR, ME 04401
Mailing Phone: (207) 945-5247
Mailing Fax: (207) 947-0435
Is Sole Proprietor?: No
Is Organization Subpart?: Yes
Enumeration Date: 08-18-2008
Last Update Date: 08-06-2018
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Specialty - Primary Taxonomy

The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.

Classification: Clinic/Center Dental
Taxonomy Code: 261QD0000X
Type: Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

Authorized Official

The authorized official is the designated individual with the legal authority to make changes to the provider’s official NPI record. For organizations, the authorized official must be a general partner, chairman of the board, CEO, CFO or a direct owner holding at least a 5 percent stake in the medical organization.

Authorized Official Name: LORI L. DWYER ESQ.
Authorized Official Title: PRESIDENT & CEO
Authorized Official Phone: (207) 404-8200

CLIA Information

The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:

CLIA Number: 20D0089640
Facility Type: Federally Qualified Health Center
Certificate Effective Date: October 12, 2024
Certificate Expiration Date: October 11, 2026
Laboratory Director: JACQUELINE MOLINERO
Certificate Type: Certificate of Waiver
Certificate Type Description: This CLIA certificate is issued to Helen Hunt Health Center Dental Clinic to perform only waived tests. CLIA defines waived tests as simple tests with a low risk for an incorrect result. Waived tests include certain tests listed in CLIA regulations, tests cleared by the FDA for home use and tests approved by the FDA for waived status and that meet CLIA waiver criteria.

NPI Number Validation

How NPI Validation Works

The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.

To verify the NPI 1215183645, we treat the final digit (5) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 65. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (70 - 65 = 5).

Digit-by-digit view

Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.

Pos 1

Doubled → 2

Pos 2

Unchanged

Pos 3

Doubled → 2

Pos 4

Unchanged

Pos 5

Doubled → 2

Pos 6

Unchanged

Pos 7

Doubled → 6

Pos 8

Unchanged

Pos 9

Doubled → 8

Check

Target digit

Regular digit Doubled digit Check digit

Step 1: Double every other digit from the right

Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.

1 → 2 1 → 2 1 → 2 3 → 6 4 → 8

Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant

Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.

2 + 2 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 24 = 65

Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10

The next multiple of ten after 65 is 70. The difference is the calculated check digit.

70 - 65 = 5

This NPI is valid

The calculated check digit is 5, which matches the last digit of 1215183645.